Legal Opinion
Banks v. Gonzales
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 2007No. Civil Action 07-21 (RMC)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
On January 5, 2007, while he was in the custody of the District of Columbia at the District’s Correctional Treatment Facility (“CTF”), Petitioner Travis Banks filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Mr. Banks failed to file a statement of facts, and thus the Court found that the Petition was insufficiently clear, to put Respondent on notice of the claims against him. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure- 8, the Court dismissed the Petition without prejudice, allowing Mr. Banks until March 12, 2007, to file an…
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